CorpusRecord 18323

June 2023 Regular Session Board Meeting

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Source
YouTube / Ajo Unified School District
Date
2023-06-08
Location
Pima County, AZ
Material
Transcript
Extent
1,433 words · about 8 min
Collected
2026-06-05

Transcript

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001home miss Olson Matt here uh Mr Guthrie Miss Rodriguez yeah Dr soltero here Dr Tribbles Miss Smith is not here and I'm just drag the ladies thank you very much and since Eric is not present man would you be willing to be our acting clerk thank you very much and may I have a motion to adopt the agenda I'll move I'll move that we adopt the agenda okay okay changes to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you very much and if you know that was somebody coming to make public comments or not because it's like we have any public comments so it's getting too boring aren't we we're on to governing board report

002of current events does anybody on the board have anything to report at this time okay we will go on to the superintendent's report of communities uh Mr President members of the board you have there on your board docs um different kind of a report just wanted to um highlight uh the end of the year eighth grade promotion in high school graduation ceremonies we had uh five five slides there uh just showing the the work the first one we see our Middle School team um Miss Williams Mr Lara Mr meningo Miss Aragon and Mr Hopkins and I just wanted to highlight the different teams working together you see the second slide we have more of our of our teachers there also uh you know Miss agria Miss uh Miss Queenie Miss jelly Mr Riverdale Mr door

003and the back there Mr Casey and Nancy Dr Bolton Mr Hopkins just wanted to show the the celebrations of for the year of the years of hard work even though one of our some of our parents there there's Mr uh Salvador and his family their daughter who finished um eighth grade they just really wanted to just uh show the the different celebrations there you have our some of our board members there uh I believe that was it for the high school graduation this also Mr curtnerage Miss Rodriguez and then you see just right there on stage uh just do something a little different this was a little selfie with the background the parents after the uh uh High School graduation ceremony that you see on the on the second road to the far right and

004this is so just uh you know sometimes they say a picture is worth a thousand words and so that's what I wanted to show I think we have a few more a few more pictures there we have one of our pictures I believe uh Mr Guthrie knows that one parent right there I believe she's one of your captains Mr Guthrie she is Captain Crystal and her daughter and then we have another a real nice picture about both of Mr Casey this is Cote so just wanted to show uh the celebrations and uh just to share this with you it was a culmination of a long but fast year the hard work everyone put in and I just wanted to share that and also you have in front of you um of the website we have

005the board goals very excited about this we we have uh this is now on our website for everyone to see who uh who looks at our website internal and external uh stakeholders from outside of Ajo throughout the state anywhere I can look at our our governing board and the goals that you you uh all have completed you just uh share the celebration of the 8th grade promotion High School graduation and our governing board goals so it's a very exciting time and and I'll keep it short straight Mr President that's all okay thank you thank you very much it looks like the next item is Awards and recognition uh nothing for this time okay president okay I thought it might have been something that was mistakenly left on there okay so now on to the consent

006agenda I have a motion to adopt the consent agenda thank you Miss Rodriguez okay next item business is certified employment the 23 24 school year of teacher Rochelle oh Mr President members of the board Marcela Mela has been interviewed for the position of classroom teacher for the 2324 Academic Year reference checks are in progress and a certified contract will be issued once satisfactory references are required I recommend the approval of the employment of Roselle Aveo as a classroom teacher for the 2324 Academic Year okay do you have a motion um look Mr President um [Music] okay next item is the certified employment for the 23 21st school years teacher Christine Deton yes Mr Hopkins uh members of the board Christine Dutton has been interviewed for the position of classroom teacher for the 2023-2024 Academic Year

007reference checks are in progress and a certified contract will be issued once the satisfactory references are acquired I recommend the approval of the employment of Christine Deton as a classroom teacher for the 2324 Academic Year okay I'm gonna have a motion for you I'll make a motion on that a second hi Mr Grinch and Mr Bethany next item certified employment for the 2324 school year teacher Charmaine and Batista Mr President members of the board Charmaine Alan Bautista has been interviewed for the position of classroom teacher for the 23-24 Academic Year reference tips are in progress and a certified contract will be issued once satisfactory references are required I recommend the approval of the employment of Charmaine and Bautista as a classroom teacher for the 2324 Academic Year okay we have a motion no secondary Mr

008Guthrie aye um okay next item is the approval of additional summer hours for the July pre-k program sorry certified employment for the 23-24 school year teacher well done sensor yes Mr Hopkins those are the board a royal doubt system has been interviewed for the position teacher for the 2023-2024 Academic Year reference checks are in progress and a certified contract will be issued once satisfactory references are required I recommend the approval of the appointment of roll down Cessna as a classroom teacher for the 23-24 Academic Year I have a motion yes Mr President um okay now we're on to approval of additional summer hours for the July PA program president members of the board of Mrs Rona Cote is requesting additional summer contract hours to set up for the pre-k program in July a description of

009the work to be done is attached I recommend the approval of additional hours in July for Emma Vasquez and Rona Cote to update the Pre-K classroom for 23.24 okay yeah make a motion a little second yes Mr Hopkins what Mr krusic aye motion passes four to zero okay next item is approval of additional summer hours for wkc and mercy Erin Cohn Mr President members of the board Mrs Marcus and Mr Casey with Administration work with Administration need extended planning time for the new teacher induction program the NTI will be modeled after the vale Unified School District's model the administration is asking for an additional 10 days to allow for completion of necessary work this is to be done by A3 2023 I recommend the approval of additional hours for Mercy arancon and Babu Casey to

010implement an NTI program for the 2224 school year okay may I have a motion line okay I'll second it is okay last item in Personnel is the extra pay position employment Mr Hopkins members of the board the following employees have expressed a desire to perform the designated extra paid positions for the 23-24 school year I recommend the approval of the above individuals for the corresponding extra paid positions okay may I have a motion I'll make the motion no second okay Mr Rodriguez aye hi I'm going to have to abstain on Jennifer but I I am the rest I forgot to okay I forgot to pull that one aside I think three to one Stadium thank you very much uh item of business is intergovernmental agreement with Pima County Joint technical education District Mr President members

011of the board the Pima County Joint technical education District USD 320 intergovernmental agreement IGA or the operation and funding of the jtek program the agreement is attached and approved signed by ausd's legal counsel recommend the approval of the attached IGA between office schools okay may I have a motion in there I'll make a motion I'll secretary yes [Music] um next item is the intergovernmental agreement on Beyond textbooks surprising members of the board in July 2022 the Ajo Unified School District entered into an agreement with Beyond textbooks Avail Unified School District to increase student achievement and align classroom instruction to State Standards now the district will need to annually agree to an intergovernmental agreement IGA the agreement is attached and has been approved by ausd's legal counsel recommend the approval of the attached IGA between Ajo

012schools and Beyond textbooks okay Mr Bethany yes Mr Hopkins right Mr President aye has his holster okay next item is the approval of ahu Unified School District's medical insurance provider the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Mr Hopkins members of the board to keep continuity um myself and the Venus calorani agreed and made to renew working with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona as the district's health insurance provider for it's close to the 24-25 school year will happen in January recommend the approval of the blue constitution of Arizona as a district medical insurance provider for the 2324 school year okay do you have a motion on that motion okay final item of business is the second reading of the Yahoo Unified School District's governing board policy adoption Mr Hopkins a following policy advisors are the

013result of laws passed by the Arizona legislature PA 747 in response to open meeting law investigations conducted by the Arizona attorney general PA 744-46 governing boards May review and adopt these policy advisories consistent with the policy adoption process and policy bgb first meeting the proposal shall be presented for reveals that can mean the proposal shall be presented for discussion and action the policy IGA curriculum development policy igd curriculum adoption policy ijj textbook supplementary material selection and adoption policy jlcd medicines administering medicines to students regulation jlcdr medicines administering medicines to students new exhibit jlcbeb medicines administering medicines to students Arizona senior action plan their first reading was conducted uh Monday this will serve as as the second reading a recommendation is the approval of the attached ausd board policies upon secondary okay and may I have

014a motion on that I'll make a motion I'll second it Mr Rodriguez hi what's happening uh next item is to convene and move into an executive session which is required for the superintendent availability

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